My tasting companion and I started our Passport 2014 at Gold Hill Vineyards. I like starting here for a couple of reasons. First, I think they are one of the first wineries you can get to as you drive up from the Bay Area. Second, the drive from Highway 50 to the winery is beautiful […]
This is an updated version of last year’s What Wine to Serve With Turkey post. I’ve added a fourth wine. It is that time of the year again. We’re all turning our minds towards preparing for the Thanksgiving dinner. Those of us who know a little bit about wine start getting asked “what wine goes […]
It is finally Summer and the temperature is rising. What wines do you drink when the temperature is up? I know what I drink, and I thought I’d share with you my “go to” hot weather wines from California’s Sierra Foothills. White Wines, Duh Well, it’s kind of a “no brainer” to suggest drinking […]
The other evening, my partner and I joined some friends at a dinner party in the City. (For those of you who don’t live in the San Francisco Bay Area, “The City” always refers to San Francisco in local parlance.) Our hosts requested that we bring the wine. Now that I’ve written a book about […]
